Brown, Becky
Blitz Spirit: 'Fascinating' -Tom Hanks
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529347081
- author:
- Brown, Becky
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Hodder Paperback
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 13 x 3 centimetres (0.20
- Genre:
- History, Military History, World War II,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Blitz Spirit: Voices of Britain Living Through Crisis, 1939-1945 by Becky Brown is a fascinating collection of personal diaries from ordinary people who lived through one of the most tumultuous periods in British history. These Mass Observation diaries offer an intimate glimpse into the daily lives of warehousemen and WRENs, soldiers and farmhands, housewives and journalists, united only by their desire to record the history they were living through. The result is a rich tapestry of human experiences, revealing the complexities and nuances of life under wartime restrictions. Through 34 million people in Tier 3, these diaries reveal surprising parallels with our own times, offering comfort and insight into the resilience of the British spirit.
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